Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-07
Tim Collins Secures the Passage Of the
Great Falls Boom Bill Through
the Council.
Whereupon tho Benton Business Men in
Mass Meeting Assembled Protest
and appealed to the House.
The Amendments Offered on the License
Law and the Reincorporation Act
"A Bill Providing for
q Commissioner Of
Emmigration.
Tho Special Session.
IN THE HOUSE.

Tho Special Session.
IN THE HOUSE.
HELENA, September 1.-lSpecial to The
Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph
The bill to provide for the condemna.
ton OF lands for railroad purposes was
read and referred. The act to enable GER
tain cities and towns to incur indebted.
ness was read twice and referred. The bill
to amend the general incorporation act
was read twice by its title and referred.
An act to regulate the practice in district
courts in relation to exceptions and in
structions was read a third time and
nassed. The act defining the qualifications
Of voters OF incorporated towns and cities
came up for third reading. Mr.. Page
read q telegram from George Nichols, OF
Bo,eman, asking him to hold this bill until
Monday and he moved that the bill be laid
over until that time. The motion was
nut and was lost, the Speaker deciding that
IT REQUIRED Two-TH1RDs VOTE
to change any bill from its regular order.
The bill was then read q third time and
passed. The Speaker announced that the
Board of Trade OF Helena had rendered
the members of the House transportation
to and from the landing OF the steamer
Rose of Helena, on the occasion OF the ex-
cursion to the Gate OF the Mountain. The
invitation was accepted. The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the
amended license bill, Muth in the chair.
The amendments. as outlined in these dis
patches, were agreed to, with an additional
amendment taxing private banks $50 per
annum. The additional amendment to
the Incorporation act was not mentioned
and provides that the City Marshal shall
receive 5000 per month, and gives him
SUPERVISION OF THE CHEF OF POLICE
and policemen. 1t provides that the
council shall fix the fees and salary OF City
Attorney; gives the Council power to con-
soldate two or more offices, provides that
the salary of Mayor shall not exceed $3.50;
strikes out the word freeholder and leaves
the question OF petitioning for reincorpo.
ration to 200 qualified electors, that is
voters who are eligible to vote on any
other question; reduces the maximum tax
from one per cent. to three-fourths OF
ono per cent. provides that any con-
tract for city work amounting to $500
shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder.
THE FOLLOWING SECTION Is ADDED:
The following class OF property. situate
within the limits Of any city or town incor'
porated under the provisions OF this act
shall be exempt from taxation to wit
Mines and the proceeds thereof, mining
claims except those held under patent from
the United States, the surface OF which
shall be taxed according to it's values, Other
real estate and express companies from
$3.50 to 500 per quarter. At this point
Mr.. Anderson made an Intellectual effort to
have the bill printed. At 3 O'Clock, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Blake. the committee, in order
that the House might consider the Cover
nor's message, which was the special ordel
for that hour, it was referred to commit
tee of five to meet like committee OF thu
Council.
THE COMMITTEE WAS APPOINTED
as follows: Blake, johnson, Spaulding
Buskett, Anderson. The House again went
into committee OF the whole and resumed
consideration OF the license bill. When tn
saloon license was reached quite q debat
sprang up over the fact that there was
differential rate. During the debate Mantl
made a speech in which he advocated tina
the license for saloons should be uniforn
in Ill localities, the same as ia requires
OF gambling. It was finally decided t.
allow the law to stand as at present. a.
effort was made to iva the lowest llcens
fixed at $3.50 instead of $1G0, but vel
timed speech OF Scobey in favor OF the COZ
boys against the city men
DEFEATED THE PROPOSITION.
When the amendment striking out tn
requirement OF the proposition OF ten ire'
holders was reached, there was another d
bate, in the course OF which Alderso
stated that in his town there had not bee
dealer 80 disreputable but what had, c
could get, tho requisite signers, and the
included moral people, sometimes churc
members and even prohibitionists. III
amendment was adopted. The wholesa
liouor license clause was amended so as
apply to all places Of business wlth'n
mile OF any city or town OF $500 inna1
tants. A clause was adopt exemptll
druggists who sell for medical purpos
from the payment OF licenses.
WHEN THE GAMBLING SECTION WAS REAcHE
twss amended by reducing the license II
each table OF the allowable games no
$500 to $3.50 per month. Mantle lntr
duceda clause that variety theatres, co
cert halls and saloons where liquor 10 so
and women are employed as walters sn'
pay an additional license OF - doifal
During the discussion OF the SUBJECT Man
announced that the variety law mao oe
a failure, and it was his intention to intr
duce a bill repeating both the variety IL
and the clause in the law relating 10 ih'
dicted gambling games. Mr.. Anderson 81
he did not think that il the State !lcene
the liquor business it had any rlent 10
tate to him the character OF MS ne
Page hoped the law would stand un'l'
moral sentiment of the community was
SUFFICIENT TO ENFORCE IT.
On motion OF Blake, the license was III
at $50 per month. An amendmenV
vailed that liquor licenses should nov
issued for less than ak months ana 3"
bling licenses for less than one mohCn.
amendment prevailed placing tax Oh
per annum upon each set OF instro menu
use by telegraph companies. Az Adv
committe arose and reported the Oil
amended and the House adjourned.
IN THE COUNCIL
the committee on grazing and stock sr
ing reported with amendments the
to protect the breeders Of live stock.
committee on mines reported iavora
the bill for the storage OF sunpow
Mnaalsy Isvs notice that hs would 10
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